Oxidation of α-Hydroxyl Acetophenone Promoted by Sulfone-based Iron Site on Hyper Cross-linked Polymers

Key Points

• This research aims to synthesize a sulfone-based hyper-crosslinked polymer containing iron sites for catalyzing oxidation reactions.
• Synthesis of sulfone-containing hyper-crosslinked polymer from dapsone
• In situ immobilization of iron sites in polymer structure
• Testing the catalytic efficiency in n-butanol
• The sulfone-based polymer showed effective oxidation of α-hydroxyl acetophenone in n-butanol.
• Iron sites enhanced reaction rates compared to non-immobilized solutions.
• The polymer was confirmed to be recyclable for multiple reaction cycles.